It is encouraging to see many of the uses of robots that are being explored in HRI echoed in the participants' interviews. This suggests that robots and their assistance is unlikely to be rejected just because they are robots. It is particularly noteworthy that healthcare professionals view robots as suitable not just for performing physical and menial tasks, but see them as providing cognitive, social and even emotional support, which is exactly what the class of socially assistive robots (SARs) are meant for [1]}. It is also notable that participants talk fairly favorably about robots assisting with very proximal and personal tasks such as bathing. It remains to be seen whether receivers of care would be welcoming of such robotic interventions.
